Prepositions Reviewer (English 8)

On vs. In (referring to time)

on days of the week, month-day-year combination or month-day combination
in seasons, evening or morning, incomplete combinations (M,Y,M/Y)
On vs. Along
on indicates location
along indicates/can be found in “the stretch of”
In vs. On vs. At (referring to location)
in cities, country, continent, field
on streets, avenue, farm
at specific address, buildings, train stations
In vs. On (referring to the placement of an object)
in with barriers (e.g. armchair, high chair, etc.)
on indicates/can be found “on top of”
Lean on vs. Lean against
lean on part of the body (e.g. head leans on shoulder)
lean against whole body, with full support (e.g. guitar leans against the wall)
Between vs. Among
between divided between 2 people/ 2 groups etc.
among more than 2 people/ 2 groups etc.
Between vs. From (time)
between e.g. between 5 o’clock in the morning and 8 o’clock in the afternoon
from e.g. from 5 o’clock in the morning to 8 o’clock in the afternoon
In behalf of vs. On behalf of
in behalf of means “for the benefit of”
on behalf of means “replacement”
Made in vs. Made of vs. Made from vs. Made with
made in indicates where the object is made (e.g. made in China)
made of if the material used is recognizable (e.g. This chair is made of wood)
made from if the material used is not recognizable (e.g. Wine is made from grapes)
made with for liquids (e.g. Please do not serve the punch made with alcohol to the guests)

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 Prepositions Reviewer (English 8)

Compared with vs. Compared to

the things compared are the same (e.g. The achievement level of I-Matatag is
compared with
higher compared with the achievement level of I-Matiwasay)
the things compared are different (e.g. I can compare myself to a torch or candle
compared to
that sheds light to people who are in their dark moments)
Differ from vs. Differ in vs. Differ with
differ from When differ means “be unlike,” it is followed by the preposition from
differ in When differ means “disagree,” it is followed usually by the preposition with
When two subjects are being compared, their elements of difference are
differ with
introduced by the phrasal verb differ in
Agree to vs. Agree with vs. Agree on
To imply that a request was made and that the person towards whom the request
agree to
was directed responded positively to that request
To agree with someone is to share a point of view with him/her, and to agree with
agree with
an idea or proposal is to accept it and to believe that it's valid.

agree on When two or more people agree on something, it means they have the same
opinion about something being discussed
Mad about vs. Mad at
mad about means that someone is obsessed with something
mad at means that someone is angry at someone
Fill up vs. Fill in vs. Fill out
fill up to make the container full
fill in means to enter something (not whole) , supply what is missing, or to substitute
fill out to complete a form or survey
Part with vs. Part from
part with used for objects
part from used for persons
Familiar to vs. Familiar with
familiar to well informed about or knowing thoroughly
familiar with recognizable
On time vs. In time
on time means at a particular designated time, i.e. neither especially early nor late
in time means early enough, i.e. before a deadline or another cutoff
DON’T FORGET THESE!!!
Cope only goes with “with”
With regard to is the correct one, not with regards to
Despite is the correct one, not despite of
In spite of, is the correct one, not inspite of

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